He invented the forerunner of video game consoles that have invaded many homes worldwide. Raphael Baer, who had made his team the Magnavox Odyssey placing on the market in the early 70s, bowed Saturday at his home in New Hampshire in the United States.
Raphael Baer, who was born in Germany, was 92 years old.
He and his family had fled his Nazi Germany. As a teenager he became interested in electrical engineering.
The press emphasizes that held more than 150 technology patents. In 2006, President George W. Bush awarded him the National Medal of Technology.
Rafael Baer who also invented the game Simon, saw show all consoles of the 70s and 80s that marked so many children and adolescents.
The world of gaming has continued to expand.
The worldwide turnover of this industry amounted to tens of billions of euros.
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